Concubine Shan nodded with relief and said with red eyes, "That's right. If those two were in power at the time, it would be another matter whether Little Eleven would survive in the palace. Although my mother's eyes are almost blinded by crying, Little Eleven is alive and can live happily, which is more important than anything else."

Xiao Shiyi was moved by Concubine Shan Xianfei's words and felt that this mother loved him as much as his mother outside the palace. He said, "Mother, I will accompany you from now on and make you happy all the time. I will also not let you cry anymore. You will always be happy and smile..." He stayed with Chen Afu for a long time and could say sweet words without hesitation.

Concubine Shan was overjoyed when she heard this. She held his face and smiled, "Good boy, you are filial and sweet-spoken. Your elders taught you very well."

The prince was very satisfied to see that the mother and son got along well. He said to Little Eleven, "Eleventh brother, you may not be used to it when you first entered the palace, but you will get used to it slowly. Father said that you should accompany mother to Siyuan Palace to relieve boredom in the next few days, and go to Cining Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager, and then go to the Imperial Study to study in three days. Li Xuan is also here, you are familiar with him." Hesitated for a while and said, "The palace is not like the people, the relationships and interests are complicated. Although the current situation is much better than before, you still have to be careful in everything..."

Although Xiao Shiyi grew up in the common people, his previous growth environment was not good. He was always thinking about how to avoid being sold and how to be his mother's son forever. After that, his life became better, and he was afraid that Father Chu would take his mother's love away. He was always thinking about how to keep his mother's love and how to make his life better in the Chu family. Therefore, in terms of scheming, he is not much simpler than the children who grew up in the palace, but he is less dark and harmful.

He heard the prince's words and stood up to answer respectfully. He was both respectful and afraid of this prince brother who was about the same age as Father Chu.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, ten carts of gifts from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty the Concubine to Madam Chu and her mother arrived at the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, including brocade, ornaments, jewelry, medicinal herbs, etc.

The next day, Chu Lingxuan hurried back to Dingzhou Prefecture with five carts of gifts.

Chen Afu took her four children to live in the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. The third wife wanted to hand over the household affairs of the mansion to Chen Afu, but Chen Afu acted coquettishly, saying that she was breastfeeding herself and was not very familiar with the capital. She would wait for another half a year until Xiao Yu'er grew up and she was familiar with the environment, and then she could take over.

On the afternoon of the 20th day of the first lunar month, the virtuous concubine sent the eunuch He to convey a message, inviting Chen Afu and her four children to gather in the palace tomorrow, and to bring Qiqi and Huihui along.

Early in the morning on the 21st, Chen Afu packed up himself, and packed up his four children, Qiqi, and Huihui, and went into the palace together.

Chu Hanyan and the two brothers were extremely excited when they heard that they were going to meet the Eleventh Prince (brother).

Chen Afu repeatedly emphasized that when seeing the former brother, he should call him "Your Highness" and never call him "Brother" again. Although Miss Chu was against this title in her heart, she still nodded and agreed.

But the two little brothers ignored the call and kept shouting, "It's brother, not Dian Dian. It's brother, not Dian Dian."

Chen Ahfu's face was gloomy as he pulled their little hands and slapped their palms twice, cursing, "If you dare to shout, not only will mother and sister ignore you, but you will also not be allowed to see Xiao Yu'er."

The two brothers were not afraid of anything except not being allowed to see their sister. After hearing this, they could only pout and agree, "Okay, okay."

Chen Ahfu picked up Qiqi and Huihui and told them that they should not call Dabao "Dabao" but "Your Highness". Before this, Xia Yue had already taught the two birds to call "Niangniang, Your Highness". They were smart and learned these two names in no time. But when they heard that they were asked to call Dabao "Your Highness", they were unwilling to do so and kept shouting, "Stinky Dabao, stinky Dabao..."

They are birds, and Chen Afu can't do anything if they don't obey.

The carriage arrived at the palace gate, everyone got off and took a sedan chair to Siyuan Palace.

Chen Afu and his companions arrived at Siyuan Palace, got off the sedan chair, and were led into the main hall by the eunuch.

There was a strong scent of sandalwood in the hall. A lady in palace makeup was sitting on the Luohan bed. The woman was in her forties, kind-looking, with clear and pretty eyes. Her palace makeup was half new and half old, and she didn't put on much makeup. This was Concubine Shan Xian.

If she hadn't been wearing palace makeup, she would have been mistaken for an ordinary woman. She had to keep a low profile for more than a decade before the prince's accident, and she was disheartened after giving birth to Little Eleven. Even though her son was now the prince, she was unwilling to be high-profile or proud.

With a strong brother and a compassionate mother, Xiao Shiyi's life in the palace should not be difficult, Chen Ahfu thought to himself.

To the right of Concubine Shan Xian was Xiao Shiyi, who was wearing a dragon robe. He had already stood up excitedly. He opened his mouth but still didn't call out "mother".

The next person sitting was a pretty girl, she should be the sixth princess Li Cheng.

On the left sat three beauties, wearing gorgeous palace makeup and with their hair covered with pearls and jade. They should be the Crown Princess Zhang, Consort Yang, and Consort Huang.

When Miss Chu saw her brother whom she hadn't seen for a few days, she sniffed her nose and felt like crying, but she still stood beside her mother obediently. Yu'er and Ming'er didn't care about that and wanted to rush over excitedly, but Chen Afu held them tightly with one hand each.

Yu Ge'er called out, "Brother."

Ming Ge'er corrected, "No, it's Dian Dian."

Yu Ge'er quickly corrected himself, "Oh, it's Dian Dian, not brother."

The two little brothers' childish words caused a few laughs, and even Little Eleven smiled.

Chen Ahfu, Chu Hanyan, the two little brothers, and Xiao Yu'er's mother knelt down and kowtowed to Concubine Shan Xian, saying, "Greetings, Concubine Xian."

Concubine Shan stood up and helped Chen Afu up herself, saying with a smile, "Madam Chu, please stand up quickly." She then took her hand and said, "You have taken good care of Little Eleven and taught him well. Thank you. Thank your mother for me too."

Chen Ahfu smiled modestly and said, "His Highness the Eleventh Prince is very intelligent, well-behaved and sensible, and everyone likes him."

Concubine Shan Xian looked at the children again and said with a smile, "These brothers and sisters are all handsome and lovable."

The palace maid behind her gave each of the children a jade ruyi.

Then he paid respects to the Crown Princess, Crown Princesses, and Crown Princesses in turn. There was no need to kowtow to them, Chen Ahfu and Miss Chu performed the Fu ceremony, and the two brothers bowed.

They also thanked Chen Afu with a smile, praised the child a few words, and gave him a gift.

Then he turned to Xiao Eleven.

When Xiao Shiyi saw his mother kneeling before him, his eyes turned red, but he still tried hard to suppress the tears that were about to well up. He had only been in the palace for a few days, and what he saw and heard was mostly about etiquette and that one must not cross the line. He must not be provoked by his mother, sister, and brother.

When his mother saluted him, he bowed slightly and called softly, "Chu, Madam Chu."